Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by rorykoehler on Friday July 10, 2015 @06:33PM
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The childish and aggressive level of communication on Reddit led me to discover Hacker News while in search of quality and informed discussion. Admittedly I also use Reddit but more and more it has become a curiosity to see how people act when they think no one will know it's them. Occasionally I also engage in rewarding exchanges there but the few loud, brash and opinionated (but not well informed) users in the subreddits I frequent do lower my level of engagement and enjoyment considerably.
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Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by nindalf on Friday July 10, 2015 @10:37PM
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I think the subreddit system is a good way of categorising content and more importantly, behaviour. People are talking a lot about misogyny but its possible to avoid all the drama if you simply subscribe to smaller, more interesting, well moderated subs. I kept up with my favourite books, video games and other interests like history without being interrupted by Pao hate.
I think HN is great too. The knowledge of some of the commenters here can be very educational.
Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
by rorykoehler on Saturday July 11, 2015 @11:35AM
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Yes. The smaller subreddits that make up most of my subscriptions are fine (programming languages etc) but the larger ones have a very high noise to signal ratio.